Pope Francis Holds Christmas Eve Mass

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis called on the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics to remember that God's message of peace "is stronger than darkness and corruption." Thousands gathered at St. Peter’s Basilica Wednesday night to hear the pope lead a solemn Christmas Eve Mass. He urged Christians to allow God to love them, emphasizing just how much the world needs tenderness today. Before the Mass, the pope telephoned Christian refugees at a camp in Iraq. He told them,...

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